Khalid Batarfi

Khalid Batarfi, also known as Abu Miqdad al-Kindi, was a Saudi Arabian member of Yemeni Ansar al-Sharia, the Arabian Peninsula branch of the al-Qaeda terrorist group.

Biography
Khalid Batarfi was born in Saudi Arabia, and became a member of al-Qaeda (Yemeni Ansar al-Sharia). He oversawthe media network of Ansar al-Sharia, leading the takeover of Abyan Governorate in 2011, becoming the Emir of Abyan. He later carried out terrorist attacks in Abyan and Hadhramaut Governorate, and on 17 March 2011, he was captured by Yemeni security forces. However, on 2 April 2015 he was freed with 300 other inmates by al-Qaeda fighters during the Battle of al-Mukalla, and he lived in the Hadhramaut Governor's Palace.